Nashville songwriter Austin Jenckes lost his father to suicide. The singer will raise awareness for mental health at an all-star concert in Nashville
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When Austin Jenckes was just a teenager, his father committed suicide. Naturally, it was a tragedy that has shaped the Washington State songwriter’s life and informed his music. But the loss also turned Jenckes into a passionate proponent of mental health awareness. On December 2nd, he’ll host a benefit concert in Nashville to support the cause.
“My dad died when I was 16. He struggled with depression; he took his own life. He was everything that I looked at as what was cool,” says Jenckes. “When he died, I turned everything [I did] into trying to be the best that I can be.” Especially when it came to his music. “My dad played guitar and I learned every song he knew or listened to. Primarily Skynyrd,” says Jenckes, who released thein May and went on to make his Grand Ole Opry debut soon after. He also realized a dream by opening up for he and his dad’s favorite band, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
With that momentum behind him, Jenckes is determined to use his platform to further the conversation about mental illness. On Monday, he’ll performin full at Nashville’s City Winery with some special guests, including Jaren Johnston of the Cadillac Three, Lauren Jenkins, and Jonathan Singleton. Alex Hall, Sarah Allison Turner, Tammi Kidd Hutton, and Lynn Hutton are also on the bill.
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